Viestarts Aistars artwork will be on exhibit at the West Michigan Cancer Center at 200 North Park Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from October 3, 2008 through February 1, 2009. Twenty-four pieces will include oils, watercolors, and pencil sketches.
An artist's reception will be part of the opening night during Kalamazoo's famed Art Hop from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2008.
West Michigan Cancer Center
Main Campus
200 North Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: 269-382-2500
www.wmcc.org
ART HOP of Kalamazoo is sponsored by
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Friday, October 3, 2008
times vary for the many artist receptions
Various locations in and around downtown Kalamazoo
Art Hop is a free event that features new art exhibits in a fun, casual atmosphere. Numerous galleries and businesses host the show, and you can hop around from one exhibit to another. Meet the artists and make new friends at the Art Hop.
This is an expanded Art Hop produced jointly with Downtown Kalamazoo Inc.
Participants:
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
For More Information
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 203
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
E-mail: info@kalamazooarts.com
Phone: 269-342-5059
Fax: 269-342-6531
Viestarts Aistars has had his artwork exhibited at the Detroit Art Museum, Indiana Art Center in Indianapolis and South Bend, Indiana, The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum, as well as Latvian art exhibits in Seattle, Washington, New York City, Reading, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, Ohio, to name only a few. He has had over 50 one-man art exhibits in the Midwest and Eastern United States, including Boston, New York City, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Chicago, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, and many other cities nationwide. Aistars has won numerous prizes and his work has been purchased by countless private collectors, also by the State Museum in Riga, Latvia, and the Art Museum in Jelgava, Latvia. A painting of a Latvian woman in folk costume hangs today in the Riga Pils (Riga Castle), the president's residence in Riga, Latvia.